Example sentences of "why he [verb] away " in BNC.

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1 That explains why he ran away from the house instead of towards it .
2 Even royal uncles traditionally drew the line at that , something which explains why Gloucester 's action seemed so shocking to contemporaries and , perhaps , why he got away with it so easily in the short term .
3 She had always been quite dependent on Keith , which was why he got away with such a lot , but eventually she has grown more confident , and believes that she can now make it on her own .
4 Even royal uncles traditionally drew the line at that , something which explains why Gloucester 's action seemed so shocking to contemporaries and , perhaps , why he got away with it so easily in the short term .
5 That 's why he got away without too much damage
6 But one important reason why he turned away from belief in God was that he was forced to adopt an unhealthy attitude towards his own questions and serious doubts .
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